4. GLOBAL ECONOMYGerman is a key business language in the European Union and also in parts of Asia.
Knowing German will allow you
to compete in the world marketplace.

5. U.S. - GERMAN BUSINESSIn 2004 Germany was the sixth leading export market for U.S. companies worldwide.
Germany is the
largest European investor in Ohio with almost 150 facilities and over 35,000 employees
statewide.Speaking German will increase your career
opportunities.

6. SCIENCEGermans such as Albert Einstein and Max Planck made important contributions to twentieth-century
science and technology.
Understanding German provides you access to the scientific world.

7. FINE ARTS Artists from Albrecht Dürer to Käthe Kollwitz and musicians from Johann Sebastian
Bach to Fettes Brot
represent the German cultural tradition.Exploring German culture can be a lot of fun.

8. LITERATURE & PHILOSOPHYGerman-speaking writers like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Bertolt Brecht, and Christa
Wolf have
shaped world literature. Philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche
have furthered modern thought and intellectual history.Reading
German opens up a new world of ideas.

9. SPORTSGerman athletes have shown their strength and skill as amateurs and professionals
in sports such as ice-skating,
tennis, and soccer. Germany was host to the 2006 Soccer World Cup Championship.

10. TRAVELSince 1945 more Americans have lived and worked in Germany than in any other foreign
country.Visit Germany and
see for yourself!

GET MORE INFORMATION!

For more information about the German Program at The University of Toledo, please
contact:Friederike EmondsUndergraduate and Graduate
Adviser in Germanfriederike.emonds@utoledo.edu419.530.7903